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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: greg johnson <dr.gregjohnson006@web.de>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:32:28 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
FROM THE DESK OF GREG JOHNSON.
SENIOR ACCOUNTING MANAGER,
AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA(ABSA).
Absa Building,
C/o Pretoria and Van der Walt Streets,
P.O. Box 3915 Pretoria 0001
Tele: +27-73-037-1003
FAX/+27-11-791-6551Private e-mail:drgreg_johnson@yahoo.co.uk. Dear Sir / Madam,
I am the SENIOR ACCOUNTING MANAGER,AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA(ABSA), In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of EIGTHEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD ($18.5MILLION). In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany) who died along with his entire family in July 2000 in a plane crash.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THIS SITE BELLOW :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm]
Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless so me body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines and laws but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after eight years, the money will be transferred into the bank's treasury as unclaimed fund.The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a South African cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.I agree that 30% of this money will be fo r you as a respect to the provision of a foreign account, 10% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 60% would be for me.It is after this discovery that, I agreed with the lawyer of late MR. Andreas Schranner that we should Contact you to help us achie
ve this life long dream.
The Attorney will provide all the necessary paperwork required to backup every claim legally, while I take care of all the internal banking processes to make sure that the money gets safely into a safe nominated account. The Attorney and I have financially agreed, to arrange with you as a reliable foreign partner to assist us by naming you the deceased next of kin.In the light of the above, we want to transfer into your overseas account the sum of TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD($10.5MILLION). We need your assistance and cooperation towards the successful conclusion of this transaction, by you providing us with a reliable foreign account where this money will be transf erred.I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free as We are working in collaboration with the attorney and company secretary of late Mr. Andrea. All the needed legal backing will be provided by him.
Finally, I would highly appreciate it if you could make up your mind for us to work out this business.Iam assuring you that this is not a money trafficking activity, every necessary laws guiding international money transfer will be duly adhered to and subsequently observed. Please include your private telephone/fax numbers for easier communications so that we can open up a conversation.
Best Regards,
Dr.Greg Johnson.N:B.PLEASE YOU CAN REPLY TO THIS PRIVATE E-MAIL ADRESS ( drgreg_johnson@yahoo.co.uk )BECAUSE I WOULD NOT WANT MY COLLEAGUES IN THE BANK TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION,SO AS TO AVOID ANYTHING THAT MIGHT JEOPARDISE MY POSITION IN BANK,THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN AS I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY TO MY PROPOSAL.
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